A few more contributions received towards uttarakhand
Relief Fund from Kerala circle-
Kannur SSA-Rs.11800 (total Rs.21800)
Kollam District-Rs.2000
Mavelikara Area Committee in Alappuzha District-Rs.5000

CHQ CALL FOR COUNTRY WIDE MASS DHARNA AT CIRCLE/SSA LEVEL
ON TODAY,THE 29TH. AUGUST,2013 WAS A BIG SUCCESS.
PRELIMINARY REPORTS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS CIRCLES INDICATE
THAT PENSIONERS PARICIPTED MASSIVELY IN THE DHARNA DEMANDING
IMMEDIATE ISSUANCE OF ORDER FOR 78.2% IDA FIXATION TO BOTH
PRE AND POST 2007 PENSIONERS,AND OTHER 22 POINT CHARTER OF
DEMANDS.
IN BANGALORE COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI,ADVISOR,AIBDPA INAUGURATED
THE WELL ATTENDED MASS DHARNA IN FRONT OF CGMT OFFICE.COM.C.K.
GUNDANNA,CIRCLE SECRETARY,BSNLEU,COM.PRAKASH,DIST SECRETARY,
AIBDPA ETC ADDRESSED.
COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL SECRETARY INAUGURATED A LARGLY PARTICIPATED
DHARNA IN ALAPPUZHA:ERALA.
COM.P.V.CHANDRASEKHARAN ADDRRESSED THE DHARNA IN KOTTAYAM.
THE DHARNA IN THE CGMT OFFICE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM WAS
INAUGURATED BY COM.N.RAMESAN,CIRCLE SECRETARY,AIBDPA.
IN KOLKATA THE MASS DHARNA ORGANISED IN THE CGMT OFFICE,
KOLKATTA WAS ADDRESSED BY COM.ANIMESH MITRA,DY GENERRAL
SECRETARY,BSNLEU,COM.BIPLAB DAS GUPTA,CONVENOR,COORDINATION
COMMITTEE OF BSNL UNIONS,COM.D.BASU,AGS,AIBDPA AND COM MIHIR
DAS GUPTA,ACTING CIRCLE SECRETARY,AIBDPA SPOKE..
IN LUCKNOW,THE DHARNA IN THE CGMT OFFICE WAS ADDRESSED BY COM.
K.R.YADAV,VICE PRESIDENT,BSNLEU,COM.R.K.MISHRA,CIRCLE SECRETARY,
BSNLEU,COM..G.R.VERMA,CIRCLE SECRETARY,CIRCLE SECRETARYY,AIBOPA
COM.EASWARLAL,DIST SECRETARY,AIBDPA.SPOKE.
THE MASS DHARNA IN CGMT OFFICE,CHENNAI WAS INAUGURATED BY COM.
S.CHELLAPPA,CIRCLE SECRETARY,BSNLEU,TAMIL NADU AND ADDRESSED BY
COM.C.K.NARASIMHAN,CIRCLE SECRETARY,AIBDPA AND OTHER LEADERS.
IN HYDERABAD CGMT OFFICE COM.P.ASOKABABU,VICE PRESIDENT,AIBDPA,COM.
RAMACHANRADU,CIRCLE SECRETARY,AIBDPA,ANDHRA ETC ADDRESSED THE MASS DHARNA.

BSNL and DOT Pensioners will be sitting on Dharna on 29th August 2013 at SSA/Circle levels demanding settlement of their long pending issues. The dharna is being organised as per the call of All India BSNL-DOT Pensioners Association(AIBDPA). The demands include pension revision with 78.2% IDA revision to both pre-2007 as also post-2007 retirees, increase in Medical Allowance and other demands already brought to the notice of the BSNL Management and DOT.
The 78.2% IDA Pension revision has been included as an important item in the Charter of Demands of BSNLEU and United Forum of BSNL Unions, which have called for one day strike on 27th September.
All the SSA/Circle Units are requested to participate in the dharna in a massive way.

AS INTIMATED EARLIER,WE HAVE TO CONDUCT THE MASS DHARNA
ON 29TH AUGUST,2013 AT CIRCLE AND DISTRICT LEVEL,MOBILISING
MAXIMUM PENSIONERS.
THE MASS DHARNA WOULD HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANCE IN THE WAKE
OF THE UNWARRANTED AND DISCRIMINATORY CLARIFICATION SENT
TO DOT BY BSNL,VIRTUALLY DENYING THE BENIFIT OF 78.2%
FIXATION TO THE PENSIONERS.APART FROM THIS VITAL ISSUE,THE
OTHER 22 POINT CHARTER OF DEMANDS ALSO HAVE TO BE FOCUSSED.
IN THE DHARNA.
LET THE PROTEST AND ANGER AGAINST THE NEGATIVE AND LETHERGIC
ATTITUDE OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE AUTHORITIES REFLECT IN THE
DHARNA.
COMRADES,THERE IS NOTHING TO BE PANIC.
WE SHALL MARCH FORWARD,FIGHT AND VICTORY WILL BE OURS!

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has warned that phone
connections of banks,insurance companies and realestate firms will
be disconnected in case unwanted calls and SMSs are received by
customers on their behalf by unregistered telemarketers.
According to the new. Regulations-The Telecom Commercial Communications
Customer. Preference (Thirteenth Amendment ) Regulations 2013-telecom
service providers will also be liable to pay a fine of Rs.5000
per complaint,if their network is being utilised to send an unsolicited
commercial call or SMS.

Rupee has hit a new low at Rs.65.56 to the dollar,virtually putting
the government and Reserve Bank by surprise.
The central government and RBI are not able to give any satisfactory
explanation for the continuing depreciation of the rupee.
Finance Minister P.Chidambaram was trying desperately to allay
fears of the people stating that there is no cause for panic.

Industrialist Anil Ambani has turned hostile while recording his evidence in the
2G Spectrum case in the court of special judge ,New Delhi.
He appeared in the court as a prosecution witness but contrary to statement
given earlieer to CBI,he deposed that he had no knowledge of the existence
of Swan Telecom(P) Ltd,one of the recipients of 2G licence.
However Anil Ambani had to agree that the bank account opening form of
Swan Consultants (P) Ltd bore his signature and that of his wife Tina,when
it was shown to him by the prosecution.

The three days Relay Dharna demanding settlement long pending issues
including grant of 78.2% IDA fixation to the retirees by the United Front
of BSNL Unions has started all over the country with massive participation
and enthusiasm on today,the 21st. August 2013.
Com.K.G.Jayaraj,General Secretary inauguurated a well participated Dharna
in front of the GMT office,Alappusha in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram District in
Kerala circle has donated. Rs.5000
to CHQ for Uttarakhand Relief Fund.

The bienniall District Conference of AIBDPA,Pondicherry has been
held successfully on 17–08-2013.Com.K.Sivakumar presided.Com.
S.Mohandoss,,Circle President,Com.C.K.Narasimhan,Circle Secretary,
Com.S.Muthukumarasamy,Circle Org.Secretary,Com.A.Subramonian,
District Secretary,BSNLEU,Com.S.Shanmughasundaram,District Secretary,
SNEA,Com.K.Arunagiri,Dist.Secretary,SEWA BSNL,Com.B.Mahalingam,
Dist.Secretary,BSNLCCWU,Com.J.Arogyaraj,Dist.Secretary,ATM etc spoke.

Office bearers have been elected unanmously with
Com.K.Sivakumar(President)
Com.M.Balasubramonian(Secretary)
Com.K.Mohan (Treasurer)